World of Associations News 3 December 2013: UIA Round Table in Europe 2013

3 December 2013

Upcoming International Congresses

Europe

6th Congress of the European Federation of the Associations of Professional Congress Organisers, 17-18/01/2014, Malaga +++ Annual Symposium of the Nordic Society for Aerosol Research, 30-31/01/2014, Stockholm +++ 7th International Conference of the Global Wordnet Association, 25-29/01/2014, Tartu

Asia

9th Congress of the Asian-Australasian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 10-12/01/2014, Shanghai +++ 20th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, 12-18/01/2014, Siem Reap +++ Congress of the Fédération Internationale des Bureaux d'Extraits de Presse, 12-15/03/2014, Dubai

America

Annual Conference of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 15-18/01/2014, Orlando FL +++ 18th Biennial Congress of the Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology, 15-20/03/2014, Punta del Este +++ 55th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 26-29/03/2014, Toronto

Africa

12th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges, 05-09/05/2014, Arusha +++ 22nd Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13-16/01/2014, Port Elizabeth +++ 2nd Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management, 08-11/01/2014, Gaborone

Pacific

45th General Assembly of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers, 11-16/02/2014, Melbourne +++ 24th Annual Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, 12-15/03/2014, Brisbane +++ Scientific Meeting of the Association Internationale des Ecoles Supérieures d'Education Physique, 10-13/02/2014, Auckland

UIA Round Table in Europe 2013

by Judy Wickens, Union of International Associations UIA

Brussels. The UIA Round Table has become established as a lively annual event for associations and on 12 November 2013 almost 200 participants gathered enthusiastically for this year's edition. The special feature of the Round Tables is that they are tailored to the activities, interests and point of view of associations rather than commercial aspects.

The UIA has been promoting and documenting the work of international associations for more than 100 years. The Round Tables offer a prime opportunity for learning, active networking and exchanging ideas, for people involved with international association life. The bright new conference rooms of the Pullman Hotel Brussels Midi were the setting for the meeting sessions, breaks, lunch and reception. This hotel is attached to the Gare du Midi and so accessible from from the TGV and other trains that it has a door in the station and a window overlooking the platforms...

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